February 26th, 1765

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Born on February 26th, 1765 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 26th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 26th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1765)

Born on February 26th, 1765

Weekday

Tuesday

February 26th, 1765 was a Tuesday.

Age

259

People born on February 26th, 1765 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 259 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1765 - March 20th, 1765

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 94,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 340 days, exactly on April 4th, 2025, people who were born on February 26th, 1765 will be 95,000 days old!

94,660 Days

13,522 Weeks

3,110 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

What happened on February 26th?

February 26th, 2014

Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.

February 26th, 2013

A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.

February 26th, 2012

African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy.

February 26th, 2008

In the first significant cultural visit from the United States to North Korea since the Korean War, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Pyongyang.

February 26th, 1995

Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent after its head derivatives trader in Singapore, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million while making unauthorised trades on futures contracts.

February 26th, 1979

The Superliner railcar entered revenue service with Amtrak.

February 26th, 1936

Imperial Japanese Army troops attempted a coup d'etat, occupying parts of Tokyo, and killing several politicians, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo.

February 26th, 1935

With the aid of a radio station in Daventry, England, and two receiving antennae, Scottish engineer and inventor Robert Watson-Watt first demonstrated the use of radar.

February 26th, 1917

The Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded "Livery Stable Blues", the first jazz single ever released.

February 26th, 1914

RMS Britannic, the third and largest Olympic-class ocean liner of the White Star Line after RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

February 26th, 1815

Napoleon escaped from the Italian island of Elba (depicted), to which he had been exiled after the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

February 26th, 1266

Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Manfred, King of Sicily, was killed in the Battle of Benevento against the forces of Charles of Anjou.

February 26th, 2019

Indian Air Force fighter-jets targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot.

February 26th, 2013

A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.

February 26th, 2012

Seventeen-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin is shot to death by neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman in an altercation in Sanford, Florida.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 26th?

Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)

*February 26th, 1802, Besançon †May 22nd, 1885, Paris

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

Neslihan Arın

Turkish female badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

Yeat

American rapper singer-songwriter, and record producer (born. 2000)

*February 26th, 2000, Irvine

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

Rie Eto

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

Xiong Mengjing

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

Takuto Inoue

Japanese badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Genkai

Aoi Matsuda

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1996, Osaka Prefecture

Jiang Yanmei

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

*February 26th, 1931, Brooklyn †March 17th, 2017, Henderson

Same year
Born in 1765

William IV

King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 1830 to 1837

*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor Castle

Gregory XVI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

*September 18th, 1765, Belluno †June 1st, 1846, Rome

Robert Fulton

American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)

*November 14th, 1765, Little Britain Township †February 24th, 1815, New York City

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Marshal of France (1765-1844)

*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris

Thomas Attwood

English composer and organist (1765-1838)

*November 23rd, 1765, London †March 24th, 1838, London

Nicéphore Niépce

French inventor and photographer (1765-1833)

*March 7th, 1765, Chalon-sur-Saône †July 5th, 1833, Saint-Loup-de-Varennes

Jean Gabriel Marchand

French general

*December 10th, 1765, L'Albenc †January 12th, 1851, Saint-Ismier

Johann Friedrich Pfaff

German mathematician (1765-1825)

*December 22nd, 1765, Stuttgart †April 21st, 1825, Halle (Saale)

Domingo Matheu

Argentine politician and businessman (1765-1831)

*August 4th, 1765, Mataró †March 28th, 1831, Buenos Aires

Félix de Beaujour

French diplomat, politician, historian, and French ambassador to the United States (1765-1836)

*December 28th, 1765, Callas †July 1st, 1836, Paris

Johann Friedrich Abegg

Professor of theology

*November 30th, 1765, Roxheim †December 16th, 1840, Heidelberg

Richard Westall

English painter (1765-1836)

*January 2nd, 1765, Norwich †December 4th, 1836, London

Paolo Ruffini

Italian mathematician and physician (1765-1845)

*September 22nd, 1765, Valentano †May 10th, 1822, Modena

Ray Greene

US Senator and Rhode Island Attorney General (1765-1849)

*February 2nd, 1765, Warwick †January 11th, 1849, Warwick

Christiane Vulpius

Mistress and wife of Goethe

*June 1st, 1765, Weimar †June 6th, 1816, Weimar

Sylvestre François Lacroix

French mathematician (1765-1843)

*April 28th, 1765, Paris †May 24th, 1843, Paris

Emma, Lady Hamilton

Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765-1815)

*April 26th, 1765, Neston †January 15th, 1815, Calais

Jean Conan

French poet (1765-1834)

*September 3rd, 1765, Guingamp †December 18th, 1834

Václav Thám

Czech playwright and actor

*October 26th, 1765, Prague †January 1st, 1816, Galicia

François-Antoine Jecker

*November 14th, 1765, Hirtzfelden †September 30th, 1834, Montgeron

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 26th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 26th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXVI.II.MDCCLXV

26.2.1765

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1765 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1765

February 1765

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5					1	2	3
6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
8	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
9	25	26	27	28

February 26th, 1765

Born on February 26th, 1765

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 94,000 days old!

94,660 Days

13,522 Weeks

3,110 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 26th?

Former editor-in-chief of Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao Kevin Lau was stabbed, prompting concerns and protests about media freedom.

A hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people in the deadliest ballooning disaster in history.

African-American teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood-watch coordinator George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, prompting a nationwide controversy.

In the first significant cultural visit from the United States to North Korea since the Korean War, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Pyongyang.

Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent after its head derivatives trader in Singapore, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million while making unauthorised trades on futures contracts.

The Superliner railcar entered revenue service with Amtrak.

Imperial Japanese Army troops attempted a coup d'etat, occupying parts of Tokyo, and killing several politicians, including finance minister Takahashi Korekiyo.

With the aid of a radio station in Daventry, England, and two receiving antennae, Scottish engineer and inventor Robert Watson-Watt first demonstrated the use of radar.

The Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded "Livery Stable Blues", the first jazz single ever released.

RMS Britannic, the third and largest Olympic-class ocean liner of the White Star Line after RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

Napoleon escaped from the Italian island of Elba (depicted), to which he had been exiled after the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Manfred, King of Sicily, was killed in the Battle of Benevento against the forces of Charles of Anjou.

Indian Air Force fighter-jets targeted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camps in Balakot.

A hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.

Seventeen-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin is shot to death by neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman in an altercation in Sanford, Florida.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 26th

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Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 26th

Alexander of Alexandria

Emily Malbone Morgan (Episcopal Church (USA))

Isabelle of France

Li Tim-Oi (Anglican Church of Canada)

Porphyry of Gaza

February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre (Azerbaijan)

Liberation Day (Kuwait)

Saviours' Day (Nation of Islam)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

26.2.1765

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